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Armed protesters hold Oregon refuge
Armed anti-government protesters refuse to withdraw the federally-owned wildlife refuge in the state of Oregon.

Armed anti-government protesters refuse to withdraw the federally-owned wildlife refuge in the state of Oregon.

A new report has warned that British children are made to feel depressed by modern pressures.

The UN says the Syrian government has allowed humanitarian assistance to three villages in the throes of a severe food crisis.

A Turkish-owned hotel in Moscow stops taking new reservations as part of the Russian sanctions against Ankara.

The US has arrested a couple of Mideast refugees on terrorism charges

South Korea resumes its propaganda broadcasts into North Korea across the border and Pyongyang increases the number of forward-deployed troops.

A major bushfire leaves three people unaccounted for and destroys about 100 homes in western Australia.

Venezuelan army vows loyalty to President Maduro amid political tensions in the country.

The United States says it is eyeballing North Korea and urges China to end normal business with Pyongyang.

US President Barack Obama says he will not campaign for Democrats who don't back gun reform.

The UN chief condemns a decision by officials of the Yemeni former regime to expel the head of the world body's human rights office.

US national security officials are to meet with tech CEOs to seek their help to thwart terrorists who use the Internet to recruit, radicalize and to plan attacks.

Iran condemns recent terrorist attack that claimed scores of lives in northwestern Libya.

At least 139 Taliban militants are killed in a series of mop-up operations in Afghanistan.

Israel’s internal spy service says six Hamas members have been arrested for allegedly plotting to “kidnap and murder an Israeli.”

The US has long played the role of a "bodyguard" for Saudi Arabia but Riyadh has become a “burden” to Washington, an expert in Washington says.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has sunk by 392 points, putting US stocks down by 5 percent in the very early goings of 2016.

Israeli military forces fatally shoot the fourth Palestinian youth northeast of the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).